{"id":491,"date":"2009-11-08T17:08:10","date_gmt":"2009-11-08T17:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/11\/08\/the-fourth-kind-review-silliness\/"},"modified":"2012-08-17T05:18:48","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T05:18:48","slug":"the-fourth-kind-review-silliness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2009\/11\/08\/the-fourth-kind-review-silliness\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fourth Kind review silliness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After I review a particularly crappy movie, sometimes I&#8217;ll head over to <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/span> and see what others thought. In the case of the dreadful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/fourth_kind\/?page=1&amp;amp;critic=approved&amp;amp;sortby=date&amp;amp;name_order=asc&amp;amp;view=#contentReviews\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\"><span style=\"font-style: italic\">Fourth Kind<\/span><\/a>, I uncovered some particularly enjoyable, derogatory turns of phrase.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.rottentomatoes.com\/images\/movie\/custom\/02\/1209302.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n&quot;I&#8217;d love to be at a screening of &quot;The Fourth Kind&quot; in Nome, where it&#8217;s sure to be greeted as a comedy.&quot; &#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/fourth_kind\/articles\/1854194\/id_love_to_be_at_a_screening_of_the_fourth_kind_in_nome_where_its_sure_to_be_greeted_as_a_comedy\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Laura Clifford, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Reeling Reviews<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;As Truth, it&#8217;s bullshit, and as Bullshit, it isn&#8217;t remotely entertaining.&quot; &#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/fourth_kind\/articles\/1854110\/as_truth_its_bullshit_and_as_bullshit_it_isnt_remotely_entertaining\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Rob Vaux, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Mania.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;&#8230;going to great lengths to make us believe the events depicted in this movie are real, but it&#8217;s about as a real as the date I had with Jennifer Aniston in my dreams the other night.&quot; &#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/fourth_kind\/articles\/1854074\/going_to_great_lengths_to_make_us_believe_the_events_depicted_in_this_movie_are_real_but_its_about_as_a_real_as_the_date_i_had_with_jennifer_aniston_in_my_dreams_the_other_night\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Willie Waffle, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">WaffleMovies.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;If aliens from another world ever do come to Earth and get a look at &quot;The Fourth Kind,&quot; they may decide that any species capable of creating anything this dumb is probably too stupid to probe and conquer in the first place.&quot; &#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/fourth_kind\/articles\/1853731\/if_aliens_from_another_world_ever_do_come_to_earth_and_get_a_look_at_the_fourth_kind_they_may_decide_that_any_species_capable_of_creating_anything_this_dumb_is_probably_too_stupid_to_probe_and_conquer_in_the_first_place\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Peter Sobczynski, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">eFilmCritic.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;In short, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">The Fourth Kind<\/span> pisses on your leg, tells you it&#8217;s raining, and then tries to sell you a raincoat made of dog hair and corn chips.&quot; &#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/fourth_kind\/articles\/1853546\/in_short_the_fourth_kind_pisses_on_your_leg_tells_you_its_raining_and_then_tries_to_sell_you_a_raincoat_made_of_dog_hair_and_corn_chips\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Brian Juergens, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">CampBlood.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Alien abductees are back and they are still idiots.&quot; &#8212;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/fourth_kind\/articles\/1853031\/alien_abductees_are_back_and_they_are_still_idiots\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">Victoria Alexander, <span style=\"font-style: italic\">FilmsInReview.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nClearly I was far too kind in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movingpicturesmagazine.com\/reviews\/movies\/the-fourth-kind\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">my own review<\/a> when I called it &quot;a forgettable film of the type that will play on Sy Fy for years to come.&quot;  As was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/article.php?id=4681\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"postlink\">RevSF&#8217;s Derek Johnson<\/a> when he declared, &quot;What the hell?&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After I review a particularly crappy movie, sometimes I&#8217;ll head over to Rotten Tomatoes and see what others thought. 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